Posted on 06/21/2009 11:13:48 AM PDT by Steelfish
Wimbledon girls are 'just there to sell sex', says BBC pundit Michael Stich
By MARK RYAN and JAMES MILBANK 21st June 2009
As a former Wimbledon champion, Michael Stich might be expected to have an expert appreciation for the skill and dedication required to play tennis at its highest level.
But on the eve of this year’s tournament, the BBC Radio 5 Live commentator has caused outrage among the sport’s female stars by claiming their role is as much about ‘selling sex’ on court as it is about their sporting prowess.
Stich, the 1991 men’s singles champion, made his politically incorrect comments last night as he waded into the argument over the loud grunting of many of the game’s top women.
Enlarge [Pic in URL] Looks and talent: Russian tennis star and swimwear model Maria Kirilenko takes part in her sixth Wimbledon this week
The 40-year-old German said the noise detracted from the players’ ‘sex appeal’.
He said: ‘Just play it back to the women. It sounds disgusting, ugly, unsexy!’
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Cheers!
Hell, that’s the only reason I’ll pause on a tennis match when I’m surfing channels.
What’s his excuse fro Billie Jean King.
I find it shocking that a male BBC pundit would realize that heterosexual men enjoy looking at good looking women.
> Wimbledon Girls Are ‘Just There To Sell Sex’, Says BBC Pundit Michael Stich<
And?
Absolutely untrue!
Uh did you check out those pics? Other than the Russian chick they were all dogs.
The next thing you know they’ll come up with lingerie football.
Oh wait......................
Never Mind.
most sports are a combination of sex appeal of great bodies along with sport.
If I were a woman, I certainly would be oogling Nadal and Federer.
If I were a man, Kournikova, Sharapova and Ivanovic would be pretty attractive too.
But besides the eye candy, the tennis is also important. Nadal/Federer finals have been fabulous regardless of the players’ good look.
Sharapova also plays amazing tennis.
I’m thinking more people would watch women’s basketball if they changed their uniforms to be less like the men’s uniforms, more like women’s tennis uniforms and wore some makeup on the court.
Really?
I don’t see anything wrong with the babe from Serbia.
The two tranny-looking Williams sisters could make a train take a dirt road though.
Nadal is not playing at Wimbledon this year.
“..could make a train take a dirt road though.”
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Heh, heh, heh.
I was never much of a tennis-watcher anyway, but the grunting sealed the deal for me many years ago.
“..could make a train take a dirt road though.”
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Heh, heh, heh.
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